Elon Musk's X taken to court in Ireland for grabbing EU user data to train Grok without consent
Original reporting: DPC takes court action against Twitter over AI data concerns (RTÉ)
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Source: TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X taken to court in Ireland for grabbing EU user data to train Grok without consent
Natasha Lomas
3:02 AM PDT • August 7, 2024
Elon Musk’s X is being taken to court in Ireland for using Europeans’ data to train AI models, RTE reported late on Tuesday. The development relates to the social media platform’s decision last month to process user data to train its “Grok” AI model without notifying or asking people if they’re okay with that.
Last month, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) told TechCrunch it was “surprised” by X’s move. It also said it had “followed up” seeking more information.
The pan-EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires any processing of people’s data to have a valid legal basis. Breaches of the regime can result in penalties of up to 4% of global annual turnover, so any confirmed non-compliance could end up being costly for X. Notably, the DPC is suing X under Ireland’s 2018 Data Protection Act, per RTE.
According to RTE, the DPC is seeking an injunction against Twitter International (the company’s Irish division is still named that) over concerns about the processing of user data for AI model training. The watchdog told RTE it’s taking action as it believes the matter poses an urgent risk to the rights and freedoms of users.
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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/elon-musks-x-taken-to-court-in-ireland-for-grabbing-eu-user-data-to-train-grok-without-consent/
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